National Hockey League
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NY Islanders 5, Winnipeg 4
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, April 20, 2013
Where: MTS Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Justin St. Pierre
Linesmen: Andy McElman, Mark Wheler
Attendance: 15004

Islanders 5, Jets 4 (SO): John Tavares and Brad Boyes scored in the shootout as visiting New York snapped Winnipeg’s five-game winning streak.

Josh Bailey and Frans Nielsen each had a goal and an assist and Michael Grabner and Matt Martin also scored for the sixth-place Islanders, who improved to 8-0-2 in April. New York remained two points behind Toronto, which claimed a postseason berth after skating to a 4-1 triumph over provincial-rival Ottawa on Saturday night.

Captain Andrew Ladd tallied in the shootout and finished with two assists for the Jets, who fell three points behind Southeast Division-leading Washington while moving within one point of the eighth-place New York Rangers. Kyle Wellwood scored twice, Bryan Little tied the contest with 2:01 remaining in the third period and defenseman Zach Bogosian added his second goal in as many games.

Boyes beat Ondrej Pavelec (29 saves) with a forehand deke to close the second round of the shootout. Ladd opened the third round by firing a wrist shot from the slot past Evgeni Nabokov (24 saves), but Tavares put the puck between Pavelec’s pads to seal the Islanders’ second victory on their season-ending five-game road trip.

New York led 3-1 midway through the second period before Wellwood scored two goals in under three minutes to erase the deficit. Trailing 4-3 late in the third, the Jets pulled Pavelec when Islanders defenseman Lubomir Visnovsky was called for interference and Little slid a cross-crease pass from Ladd into an open net from the doorstep.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Visnovsky saved the game for the Islanders in the extra period when he slid through the crease to block a rebound chance with Nabokov out of position. ... Winnipeg C Olli Jokinen left the game with a lower-body injury after playing 48 seconds in the first period. ... With the score tied 3-3 in the third period, Jets LW Eric Tangradi blocked four shots in one shift and received a standing ovation from the MTS Centre crowd for his efforts. ... Ladd, who is riding a seven-game point streak, has eight in his last three contests.
Top Game Performances
 
NY Islanders   Winnipeg
Josh Bailey 2 Points Kyle Wellwood 2
Josh Bailey 1 Goals Kyle Wellwood 2
Kyle Okposo 2 Assists Grant Clitsome 2
N/A Power Play Goals Bryan Little 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Evgeni Nabokov .857 Save Percentage Ondrej Pavelec .879
Evgeni Nabokov 24 Saves Ondrej Pavelec 29
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
NY Islanders 33 5 0-5 2-3 10 35
Winnipeg 28 4 1-3 5-5 14 29
Upcoming Games
  • Winnipeg will play their next game on the road against Buffalo. The Jets have a W/L % of .565 after a win and .476 after a loss.
  • NY Islanders will play their next game on the road against Carolina. The Islanders have a W/L % of .565 after a win and .524 after a loss.